Saying "viruses are mutating" in real life is like saying "fish are swimming". In movies, it means something terrible has occurred. In science, it means time has passed. More transmissible? Maybe. Founder effects in an overdispersed pandemic? Also maybe. https://t.co/BfIbZRCITN

— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) September 24, 2020

“Mutating” to normals is like “radiation.” Bad. Very scary.

I’ve literally frightened someone in real life by telling them their lights were emitting radiation. Pretty funny. But most mutations in anything are neutral because….well, duh, just think about it for a second.